Gray fox family: Part 1 - Dolly & Frances move into the den

[@brokenwrench404]

Watching Francis was such a treat

[@catsara9114]

A series about Frances, Dolly and BE! 😃😍I am grabbing my popcorn, let´s go!

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

It might take a little while for us to publish the next one as we're going to be away for a week, but Dan is editing whenever he has time.

[@marraharris6080]

I love foxes, so precious.

[@EatSimpleFoods]

Thank you for this back story of dolly and Frances. Y’all’s channel is awesome

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

That's very kind, EatSimpleFoods!

[@SonyaBlade68]

I love this Dan! Thank you both for letting us riminess. Frances brought us such joy to watch, watching her grow and play. BE was a great dad, he will be missed. Dan & Jane you have done it again, bringing us such wonderful sights. Thank you! 🥰😍💞 🦊🦊

[@alanatolstad4824]

Hiya Sonya. I don't log on as much as I used to, but I'm still out here!

[@SonyaBlade68]

@@alanatolstad4824 I have missed you this year. You should drop in once in a while and say hi :)

[@alanatolstad4824]

@@SonyaBlade68 I do, but it's been hit and miss since I retired last year.

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

It's our pleasure, Sonya. Thank you so much for your kind comment!

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Very good to see you, Alana.

[@mgevirtz]

Thank you very much for this great video. This is a wonderful contribution to the world.

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Thank you for your very kind words. We are working on the subsequent episodes of the story - we have hours and hours of great video clips and Dan is having fun organizing and narrating them.

[@DookyTheFerret]

Watching this family grow totally changed my perspective on life, thank you for sharing and continuing to share! Seeing the bond between the three of them was once in a life time experience from a perspective no one really gets to see it was beyond amazing!

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Thank you, Dooky! What an inspiring comment. Dolly, Broken Ear, and Frances truly were a wonderful family to watch. We're now watching Dolly with her new mate, Pale Fox, and their 3 big kits. Great parents and the kits are a real handful.

[@kimsmith6469]

​@@TexasBackyardWildlifedid you make that den for them?

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Sorry for my very late response, @kimsmith6469. Yes, we did make the den.

[@oldmango8606]

better then Disney..thanks

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Thank you very much.

[@phammond8155]

Very interesting . . . i've never seen the inside of a den before, thank you for setting up a camera. I often wonder where these woodland creatures live. They want a nice home just like all of us.

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

They do. You are absolutely right. This den is man-made (Dan-made, to be specific) and the foxes and raccoons seem to prefer it over the natural dens here. However, they only ever really use the dens when they're bring up families or when it's very cold out.

[@itzylo3352]

Thank you for this amazing video. I love Frances so much same as Dolly and BE

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

More episodes to come, Itzy. Frances was in the yard yesterday (Monday). It was great to see her.

[@feelincrispy7053]

That pup is going to be one cunning fox with one on one teaching

[@nAnimalsinthewild]

OMG what a fantastic video.

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Thank you so much, nAnimalsinthewild. Dan is working on the next installments and we will publish them as soon as we can.

[@zamiadams4343]

Beautiful animals and footage, thanks!

[@JennMonty]

I miss my mom (Foxy), dad (Mr. Fox), and 4 kits from last year!! One of the babies got hit on the highway so I buried it in my flower bed next to the den they spent their first Spring in!

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Oh no! What a tragedy! We haven't lost a fox to a car accident in about 3 years (the superstitious part of me hates to tempt fate by even saying that). The world needs more gray foxes, and it's terrible to lose one you've grown to know.

[@geraldinefields1730]

Thank you.

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

There will be more episodes soon, Geraldine.

[@TheGiantAdventurer]

Awesome video, love it

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Thank you!

[@lolanoneya]

🎶Memories 🎶 Maroon 5

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

Very good! I saw Frances in the yard yesterday. She is a little beauty. It was great to see her.

[@Taqs7]

Great video, I'm just sad there was only one puppy, I learned that they become too attached to their mother since only children get all their mum's attention. But how did you even get them to use the den after installing the camera and spotlight? Don't they feel intimidated by the human smell or artificial light??

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

We still see Frances, the little pup. She lives to the west of us somewhere and has a family of her own this year. Good question about the den lights: Years ago, we put a light into one of our other dens, just to see if anyone seemed to mind, and we realized that the animals seemed to prefer it. We now have 3 dens with lights and 2 without, and the lighted dens get way more business than the dark ones. We suspect that the animals feel safer in spaces with light because they can see - it's easy to make sure there's no one else inside, no snakes, no other threats.

[@SpecialSP]

Such a boring life y'all lead! All I have here are birds at the feeders and a random chipmunk, as well as a pile of bear scat …

[@TexasBackyardWildlife]

You have bears? We often joke that if we had bears or mountain lions in our yard our neighbors dog would stop coming over to poo by the water bowl. A girl can dream...

[@SpecialSP]

@@TexasBackyardWildlife We HAD bears because our neighbor had his trash cans in his backyard. They would come in nightly to tip them over and dine on whatever was in there. So he built a fenced in area for the cans. We have plenty of elk, deer and raccoons, but alas, no more bears!